Resolved Coding Quiz

[NadineE_92105]

Hey Coders! Test your medical coding knowledge with this short 5 question quiz. Choose the best answer for each question & comment your answer below.

Question 1:
A patient presents for a follow-up visit for hypertension and chronic kidney disease stage 3. According to ICD-10-CM guidelines, what is the correct coding sequence?

a) Chronic kidney disease stage 3, Hypertension
b) Hypertension Chronic kidney disease, Stage of Chronic Kidney Disease
c) It depends on which condition is the primary reason for the encounter.
d) Either order is acceptable.

Question 2:
Which of the following is a mandatory instruction in the ICD-10-CM Tabular List that dictates the sequencing of codes?

a) Use additional code
b) Code also
c) Includes
d) Excludes1


Question 3:
In CPT, what does a triangle (▲) symbol next to a code indicate?

a) The code is new for the current year.
b) The code has been revised for the current year.
c) The code is an add-on code.
d) The code is exempt from modifier 51.


Question 4:

A patient presents to the emergency department with a laceration on their forearm that required sutures. What section of the CPT book would you most likely find the code for the repair?

a) Evaluation and Management
b) Surgery
c) Radiology
d) Medicine


Question 5:

Which level of HCPCS coding system includes national codes for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS)?


a) Level I
b) Level II
c) Level III
d) Level IV

 

[NatalieR_91162]

1. both
b) Hypertension, Chronic kidney disease stage 3
c) It depends on which condition is the primary reason for the encounter.

2. a) Use additional code
3. b) The code has been revised for the current year.
4. wouldn't the answer be None of the above? Integumentary System section?
5. b) Level II

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[NadineE_92105]

Hey Natalie,

For Question 1, you're absolutely right, the correct answer is B. I totally understand why you might lean towards C too, as the primary reason for the visit often guides our coding.But in this case the patient visits for hypertension and chronic kidney disease stage 3, ICD-10-CM guidelines presume they're related and usually instruct us to code the hypertension CKD first, followed by the CKD stage. I also made an error with the way I typed B, I included a comma after Hypertension so that might of confused you too, I apologize I am also learning as I go.

Answer 4 would be B as the integumentary section is part of the surgery section.

Thanks for taking the quiz & sharing your thought process. It's a great way to learn and reinforce these coding rules, we're all learning together as we go.